Pause

[pɔːz] or [pɔz]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) temporary inactivity.

(noun.) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.

(verb.) cease an action temporarily; 'We pause for station identification'; 'let's break for lunch'.

埃罗尔校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

(n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.

(n.) In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.

(n.) In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses.

(n.) A break or paragraph in writing.

(n.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.

(n.) To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.

(n.) To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.

(n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

(n.) To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.

(v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.

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同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Stop, cessation, suspension, interruption, rest, halt, intermission, remission, stoppage, stopping, break, CÆSURA.[2]. Point, punctuation mark.

v. n. [1]. Stop, cease, desist, wait, delay, rest, breathe, stay, break off.[2]. Hesitate, demur, deliberate, waver.

柏格編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Cease, suspend, intermit, forbear, stay, wait, hesitate, demur, stop, desist

ANT:Continue, proceed, advance, persist, persevere

SYN:Stop, cessation, suspension, halt, intermission, rest

ANT:Continuance, advancement, perseverance

凯西整理

解釋/意思:

n. a ceasing: a temporary stop: cessation caused by doubt: suspense: a mark for suspending the voice: (mus.) a mark showing continuance of a note or rest.—v.i. to make a pause.—adjs. Paus′al; Pause′less.—adv. Pause′lessly.—n. Paus′er one who pauses or deliberates.—adv. Paus′ingly with pauses: by breaks: deliberately.

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